Does beer taste different at altitude?

It does, after all, taste different at 30,000 feet, in the same way food does, in the same way wine does. Our taste buds and sense of smell are altered in a plane. In this low-humidity environment your nasal passages dry up, which causes tastebuds to become less sensitive to salty and sweet flavours.



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Our taste buds and sense of smell are altered in a plane. In this low-humidity environment your nasal passages dry up, which causes tastebuds to become less sensitive to salty and sweet flavours.

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“Airplanes keep the cabin pressure about 4 percent lower than normal pressure at sea level, which slightly lowers oxygen intake,” he explains. “With that dip in oxygen for fuel, the brain is more susceptible to the effects of certain substances like alcohol, and so people can feel more buzzed sooner with a drink.”

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